Month: April 2022
South Africa may be facing a fifth COVID wave earlier than expected after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days that seems to be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, health officials and scientists said on Friday.The country…
United States Agency for International Development, USAID, through its project called Integrated Health Program, IHP, has embarked on a free Medical outreach at Enyim Umuoghara in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria.READ …
The Nigeria government has been urged to increase its support for vaccinations in Nigeria by adequately funding immunization and immediate inclusion of the Community Health Practitioners in the Midwives Service scheme of the National Primary Healthcare…
As the world commemorates the 2022 Word Day for Safety and Heath, the International Labour Organisation, ILO, estimates that around 2.9 million workers die every year due to occupational accidents and diseases while about 402 million people suffer from…
As Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) intensifies attacks on suspected criminals’ hideouts, the Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello, has said there is no going back on the planned removal of one of the biggest scrap markets…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has awarded Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Ltd, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa Plc, the full super-agent license to operate as an agency network.This was disclosed in a press statement titled “NIGERIA SUPER AGENT FULL L…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Nigerian Government to fasten the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to boost its industrialisation goals.The association also called on the government to …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has continued to call on Nigerians to embrace its intervention programmes in order to promote financial stability and economic development.CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Mr Osita Nwanisiobi said this at th…
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its support for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to stabilise electricity network in some parts of the country.Ms Inga Stefanowicz, the Team Leader of EU’s Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS on Green and Di…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian Government will continue to vigorously pursue the repatriation of looted the nation’s artefacts from abroad, including 1,130 Benin Bronzes in Germany’s public museums.The President gave the assurance on Frid…